Dickran Atamian, piano

The transcription presented in this album was made in the early 1970s by the American composer and pianist Sam Raphling. The Rite of Spring-Complete Ballet for Piano Solo (published by Lyra Music Company) had its world premiere in Carnegie Hall on November 19, 1979, performed by Dickran Atamian.

Dickran Atamian is a “pianist of more than ordinary technical and interpretive gifts,” wrote Peter G. Davis in The New York Times, “as well as a performer of a highly excitable temperament.”

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring (le sacre du printemps)
piano transcription by Sam Raphling

Part One
Introduction
The Augurs of Spring
Ritual of Abduction
Spring Rounds
Ritual of the Rival Tribes
Procession of the Sage
The Sage
Dance of the Earth

Part Two
Introduction
Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
Glorification of the Chosen One
Evocation of the Ancestors
Ritual Action of the Ancestors
Sacrificial Dance: The Chosen One

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Dickran Atamian, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Seattle Symphony

"Daredevil playing on a large scale… evoking an aura of poetic mystery." The New York Times

"Outstanding! This is major piano playing." In Tune

Aram Khachaturian: Piano Concerto

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3

Recorded 20-bit

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